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If you have been looking at my blog in the past or if its your first time here, may I wish you all a Very Happy New Year. This year I am going to try to blog some watercolours a little more often than in the past, however that will also depend on the time […]

So here we are in December, with mixed feelings about the weather. Snow at Christmas can be beautiful, and a headache for travel. Snow in the countryside can be very picturesque and then a real pain for the days after as the snow becomes slushy and lingers about! From a painting point of view though […]

We have just returned from a great cruise with friends around South East Asia, starting in Singapore, and going to Thailand, Cambodia,Vietnam and finishing in Hong Kong. It was a great experience. Such a fascinating part of the world and this trip only gave us glimpse of its wonders. We also left the ship for […]

We have visited Tuscany on a few occasions and love the countryside and the food and wine there. The sunsets can be very beautiful there too. If you haven’t been it is a lovely area to visit. Here are a few paintings of Italy and Sicily as well as Tuscany and also some of Venice, which […]

As well as painting overseas I have painted places in the UK. Some of these have come about as part of research into our family histories. Mostly the paintings have been done from photographs taken at the scene although this year I hope to do a little more painting at the place, but not too […]

There are many wonderful areas of the USA and Canada. Over many years I have been privileged to see many great places on travels with my business as well as vacations. New England can be a superb place for autumn colour and spending time with friends on Lake otis shows off the Autumn colours. Across […]

We love to spend time in the Cannes area of the south of France The scenery, food, wine and friendly people make it a special place to be. The heading picture on this blog is a painting of the Port de Peche at St Tropez . Here are few more paintings of the area